This frame lets you define a list of profiles and enter all the elements to be cut. To access this window, use the icon .

You can also open a previously saved project by clicking on the .



  • Add items:

- Add items manually:

Click on the allows you to add items to the debit list.


 


Once the item has been added, double-click in the " Profile" column to display the drop-down menu containing the list of profile databases.

If you have multiple profile databases (multiple .csv files), they will all appear in the drop-down menu.


 


Select the desired profile and edit the " Length" and " Quantity" by double-clicking the corresponding columns.


 


- Add components from a welded-steel frame:

The " Import a SW Table " icon allows you to create a project by importing elements from a SOLIDWORKS structural steel table.

See the section titled " Creating a Project from a Table."



  • Add a color

It is also possible to apply a color to the marker:

  • By double-clicking the corresponding cell.
  • Select multiple markers, then right-click, select "Selection," and then "Change Color"


 


It is also possible to assign a color at random based on:

  • the cut



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  • of the profile


 

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This color will then appear in the report to provide greater visibility into the cuts.


 


Click the " Add an expense to the project " icon again to add a new item.

You can modify the columns defined in CuttingOptimization; see the section titled“Column Management.”


- Add components from a welded-steel frame:

The " Import a SW Table " icon allows you to create a project by importing elements from a SOLIDWORKS structural steel table.

See the section titled " Creating a Project from a Table."


  • Angle measurements:

You can set a cutting angle for each profile. The value will depend on the option selected in the " Machine & Bar " section.


 


The " Left Angle " and " Right Angle " cuts are defined according to the following rule:

 



  • Positioning:

When using angle cuts, you can specify the orientation of the profile.

 


To specify an orientation, select the profile and check the " Specify orientation " option.


 

- The drop-down menu to select the profile type.


 


These images are located in a subfolder within the installation directory; you can add more if you're not satisfied with the list.

- Icons rotate the selected profile.

- The drawing represents the blade.


Creating a profile orientation image.

You can create your own profile pictures.

For example, we're going to create the icon for an APORE_angle profile.

To do this, follow these steps.

 

  1. Inserting a feature into a model (SOLIDWORKS example).
  2. Color the side you want to show black.
  3. Take a screenshot that is as square as possible, with sides close to 100 pixels. However, you must leave a white border all around the black object. Here, we’ve outlined the edges of the image with a rectangle that should not appear in your image. In other words, the object is 80x80 pixels, leaving 10 pixels of space all around it.
  4. In an image editor, resize the image to 100x100 pixels if necessary.
  5. Save the image as a PNG file in the following directory:

C:\Users\<Name>\Documents\myCADtools\CuttingOptimization\fr\Sections --> for the French version

C:\Users\<Name>\Documents\myCADtools\CuttingOptimization\en\Sections --> for the English version

This new profile will be available in the "Profile Type" drop-down menu.